Jazz-funk producer Mtume sued Sony Music on Tuesday, demanding an accounting for several records he made for Epic Records in the 1970s and 1980s, including the heavilysampled club hit “Juicy Fruit.”
Read moreFaheem Rasheed Najm pka T-Pain claims Konvikt Entertainment owes him an accounting of royalties due for his first four albums and his advance of at least $200,000 for his completed fifth one, in Fulton County Superior Court.
Read moreHeavy Rotation, a booking agency, claims Michael Ray Stevenson pka Tyga owes it $741,000 for breaching contract on concerts in the Middle East, in L.A. Federal Court.
Read moreYRN LLC, which takes its name from the debut album “Young Rich Nation” by Migos, claims in court that the hip-hop group violated the noncompete clause of their licensing deal.
Read moreA Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated producer professionally known as 4th Disciple claims in court that RZA and the rapper’s brother, Mitchell Diggs, owe him royalties.
Read moreA woman claims hip-hop singer R. Kelly “intentionally infected” her with a sexually transmitted disease while grooming her to join his alleged “sex cult.”
Read moreTwo Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were arrested Thursday on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony, authorities said.
Read moreA VIP event featuring R&B star Trey Songz turned violent for a Philadelphia woman, she claims in court, saying the “Na Na” performer slapped her across the face while trying to stop her from snapping pics with her cellphone.
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Calling for the judge who sentenced rapper Meek Mill to step aside, the Rev. Al Sharpton said a broken criminal-justice system is to blame for Mill’s imprisonment.
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The fiancee of former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was granted a slight reprieve Wednesday when a judge reduced her $2 million bail to $500,000 on charges of violating a court order by selling video evidence to TMZ.
Read moreA woman whom Fetty Wap claims to have fired for theft is now suing the rap artist, saying he defamed her and owes nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
Read moreA Southern California sociologist says she’s seeing an alarming trend of prosecutors using rap music lyrics in the prosecution of violent crimes, and points to one prosecutor who had a handbook that said using rap lyrics in criminal prosecution should be a “go-to” option.
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Ousted Roots percussionist Frank “Knuckles” Williams hit his former bandmates with a federal trademark suit.
Read moreA woman who says she was raped at a Nashville concert featuring Grammy award-winning rapper Drake has sued the companies and musicians that produced the event for $25 million.
Read moreCiting reports that accused tax evader DMX broke the terms of his $3 million bail, a federal judge ordered the Ruff Ryder rapper-actor to appear in court Friday.
Read moreJimmy Smith once labeled jazz as “the only real music that’s gonna last,” but a federal copyright action the late musician’s estate brought against the rapper Drake fell apart Tuesday.
Read moreChuck D, founder and leader of the rap group Public Enemy, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against documentary film producers to protect the rights to his life story.
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